Submitted by JOSIANE SANTOS DE OLIVEIRA (josianeso) on 2017-06-22T16:33:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tarço da Costa dos Santos_.pdf: 1338016 bytes, checksum: 05409e4637fc6c7e27b027fe5b6259ba (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-22T16:33:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tarço da Costa dos Santos_.pdf: 1338016 bytes, checksum: 05409e4637fc6c7e27b027fe5b6259ba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-24 / Nenhuma / Esta pesquisa buscou analisar o desempenho econômico-financeiro das companhias abertas listadas na BM&FBOVESPA pelo método Estrutural-Diferencial. A análise deu-se em dois períodos, a saber: de 2003 a 2007 e de 2010 a 2015. Com isso foi possível não só analisar o desempenho econômico-financeiro do conjunto das companhias em cada período, como também comparar os resultados de ambos os períodos. Esta análise foi desenvolvida por meio da variação dos elementos patrimoniais das companhias e essa variação foi relacionada com os indicadores de liquidez, endividamento e rentabilidade, fazendo-se uso do método Estrutural-Diferencial que apresenta uma série de vantagens na descrição das variações ocorridas nos elementos patrimoniais das companhias. Para tanto, fez-se algumas adaptações no método, pois ele foi construído e aperfeiçoado para avaliar questões relacionadas ao crescimento regional, emprego, entre outros. Crê-se que essa seja uma contribuição importante desse estudo, uma vez que os resultados encontrados ofereceram informações significativas para a estratificação das companhias, no que se refere à determinação de alguns componentes relevantes para a mensuração do desempenho econômico-financeiro. Os resultados mostraram que no primeiro período o conjunto das companhias apresentou um melhor desempenho. Naquele período verificou-se um crescimento dos indicadores de liquidez e rentabilidade, e redução dos indicadores de endividamento das companhias. No segundo período os indicadores de desempenho das companhias pioraram, evidenciando uma redução dos indicadores de liquidez e rentabilidade e crescimento dos indicadores de endividamento das companhias. / The purpose of this study is to analyze the financial performance of corporations listed on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BM&FBOVESPA) using the Structural Differential method. This analysis was conducted in two periods: from 2003 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2015. This made it possible not only to analyze the financial-economic performance of companies in each period but also to compare the results in both periods. This analysis was based on variations in their asset balances, which were correlated with their liquidity, debt and profitability indicators using the Structural-Differential method, which offers a series of advantages for describing the variations occurred in the companies’ asset balances. Several adaptations to the method were required, since it was built and perfected to analyze factors related to regional growth, employment, etc. It is believed that this represents an important contribution made by this study, since the results generated significant data for stratifying the companies in order to determine certain relevant components used to measure financial performance. The results show that in general the companies performed better in the first period than in the second. During the first period, the companies registered increases in liquidity and profitability indicators and declines in debt indicators. However, in the second period, the companies’ indicators worsened, since the results show declines in their liquidity and profitability indicators and increases in their debt indicators.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T18:39:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luiz Carlos Lemos de Castro.pdf: 896231 bytes, checksum: 83567701945bdf3b26dc702b7cf6d24d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-12-17 / The main goal of this work is to verify if Brazilian private company s controllership, from São Paulo, are practicing the Conceptual Controllership Structure discussed in the academic research, in its procedural aspects: objectives, functions and utilized artifacts. The second aspect of the research problem, seeking to be answered, is if companies, adhering to the Conceptual Structure, have better economic performance than companies less adherent. For this purpose, two premises were made: P1 More adherent companies to the Conceptual Structure have better economic performance than less adherent companies and P2 Larger companies, having more investment capacity in technological and human resources, have better economic performance than smaller companies . The research is descriptive and classified, regarding its strategy, as surveying. It was elaborated based on a questionnaire applied to the controllership function responsible of the 108 companies surveyed, which had their performance analyzed through economic information of a research made by Exame magazine Melhores e Maiores 2011 . The research results determined that 88% of the companies are adherent to the Conceptual Controllership Structure regarding objectives, functions and definition of management models; and 43% of the companies are adherent regarding utilized artifacts. From these last, 72% are adherent to traditional artifacts; and 34% to modern artifacts. Therefore, it can be concluded that the Conceptual Structures practiced today by Brazilian private company s controllership, from São Paulo, in the fulfillment of its objectives, functions, and also considering utilized artifacts, are adherent to the Conceptual Structure discussed in the academic research. The tools utilized by the Controllership, however, represented by modern artifacts still show relative low adherence, 34%. Evidenced as true premises: P1 and P2, it was verified the non coincidence between the 11 most adherent companies and the 11 largest selling companies; answering positively the second aspect of this research, the companies with Conceptual Structure adherent practices discussed in the academic research have better economic performance than the ones with non adherent practices . The work is justified by the existent gap in understanding the real role of the Controllership in the available literature, and contributes to improve the efficiency of companies in the market / O objetivo principal do trabalho é verificar se a Controladoria das empresas privadas de controle brasileiro, da cidade de São Paulo, está praticando a Estrutura Conceitual da Controladoria discutida na pesquisa acadêmica, em seus aspectos procedimentais: objetivos, funções e artefatos utilizados. Um segundo aspecto do problema de pesquisa que se busca responder é se as empresas, com prática aderente à Estrutura Conceitual, têm desempenho econômico melhor do que as de prática não aderente. Para tanto, formularam-se duas premissas: P1 As empresas mais aderentes à estrutura conceitual têm desempenho econômico melhor do que as empresas menos aderentes e P2 As empresas maiores, por terem maior capacidade de investimento em recursos tecnológicos e humanos, conseguem melhor desempenho econômico do que as empresas menores . A pesquisa é descritiva e classificada, quanto à estratégia da pesquisa, como levantamento. Foi elaborada com base em questionário aplicado aos responsáveis pelas funções de Controladoria das 108 empresas pesquisadas, que tiveram seu desempenho analisado através das informações econômicas da pesquisa da Revista Exame Melhores e Maiores 2011 . Pelos resultados da pesquisa, constatou-se que 88% das empresas da pesquisa são aderentes à Estrutura Conceitual da Controladoria quanto aos objetivos, funções e definições de modelos de gestão; e 43% dessas empresas são aderentes quanto aos artefatos utilizados. Destes, 72% das empresas são aderentes aos artefatos tradicionais; e 34% das empresas são aderentes aos artefatos modernos. Assim sendo, pode-se concluir que a Estrutura Conceitual praticada hoje pela Controladoria das empresas privadas de controle brasileiro, da cidade de São Paulo, no cumprimento de seus objetivos, funções, e considerando também os artefatos utilizados, é aderente à Estrutura Conceitual discutida na pesquisa acadêmica . Ressalva-se que, nas ferramentas utilizadas pela Controladoria, a parte dos artefatos modernos ainda tem uma aderência relativamente baixa, 34%. Comprovadas como verdadeiras as premissas: P1 e P2, verificou-se a não coincidência entre as 11 empresas mais aderentes e as 11 maiores em vendas; respondendo positivamente o segundo aspecto do problema da pesquisa, as empresas, com prática aderente à Estrutura Conceitual discutida na pesquisa acadêmica, têm desempenho econômico melhor do que as de prática não aderente . O trabalho se justifica pela existência de lacuna no entendimento do real papel da controladoria frente à literatura existente, e contribui para isso com a melhoria da eficiência das empresas no mercado

As Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS) respondem a um modelo assistencial do governo que busca unificar todos os elementos dos serviços de saúde, tendo por base as necessidades de saúde da população. Assim a Atenção Básica à saúde constitui o primeiro contato com os pacientes, e tem como finalidade promover a saúde, prevenir agravos, além de tratar e reabilitar a população. A administração de organizações de saúde adquiriu maior evidência nas questões sanitárias, políticas socioculturais e associadas ao crescente custo da atenção à saúde. A gestão dessas organizações é complexa, pois cada unidade possui características e necessidades específicas. Para o alcance de um bom nível de gestão e desempenho, a organização deve contemplar em seu plano diretor ferramentas de planejamento e controle de todos os seus recursos para um melhor processo de tomada de decisão. Medir o desempenho econômico dessas instituições é uma das ferramentas de gestão e torna-se importante para que os gestores possam entender a instituição e conseqüentemente melhorar a sua eficiência por meio de ações direcionadas à saúde. Os sistemas de avaliação de desempenho econômico tornaram-se ferramentas importantes para que as organizações atingissem níveis mais elevados de eficiência operacional e na qualidade do atendimento. Burocracia, nível tecnológico, sistemas de informação, recursos humanos, estilo de gestão são entraves comuns em organizações públicas e tendem a diminuir o desempenho econômico das organizações públicas em geral. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo investigou quais os fatores que influenciam para a implantação de um sistema de avaliação de desempenho econômico em unidades básicas de saúde. Para tanto foi realizado um estudo de casos múltiplos em três UBS´s da cidade de Ribeirão Preto: UBS José Sampaio, UBS Maria Casagrande e CSE Sumarezinho e teve como base o modelo de avaliação de desempenho econômico GECON. Com base na teoria e nas informações obtidas em campo, concluiu-se que os modelos de gestão adotados por estas unidades não contemplam um sistema de avaliação de desempenho econômico. A descrição das unidades e o do estilo de administração demonstraram que existem dificuldades para a implantação deste sistema, tais aspectos estão ligados às informações geradas e gerenciadas; ao grau de autonomia por parte dos gestores; à ineficiência no sistema de informação de saúde (disponível para os gestores) e, por fim a inexistência de políticas de qualidade e desempenho voltados para gestão econômica. Nesse sentido o trabalho contribui por levantar questões que poderiam ser melhoradas para que a saúde tenha um melhor aproveitamento dos recursos advindos das três esferas governamentais. / The Primary Units of Health (PUH) respond to the government health care model which that attempts to unify all the elements of the health services, based on population´s health needs. Thus, the Primary Health Care is the first contact with the patients, and it aims to promote health, prevent diseases as well as to treat and rehabilitate the population. The administration of health care organizations acquired greater evidence on sanitaries issues, social policies and associated by the enlargement of health care cost. The management of these organizations is complex, because each unit has specific characteristics and necessities. In order to reach a good level of management and performance and also enhance the decision-making process, the organization must take into consideration instruments of planning and control of all its resources while making its director plans. The measurement of economic performance of these institutions is one of management tool and it is important for managers to understand the institution and therefore improve their efficiency through actions directed to the health sector. The economic performance assessment system have become important tools for organizations to reach higher levels of operational efficiency and quality of care. Bureaucracy, technological level, information systems, human resources and management style are common obstacles in public organizations in general and tend to reduce their economic performance. In this sense, the present study investigated the factors that influence the introduction of economic performance assessment system in Primary Health Care. A multiple case study based on the model for economic performance assessment GECON has been undertaken in three PUH\'s in the city of Ribeirão Preto: PUH José Sampaio, PUH Maria Casagrande and CSE Sumarezinho. Based on theory and field research it was concluded that the management models adopted by these units do not include an evaluation system of economic performance. The description of the units and their administration style have shown that there are difficulties for the implementation of this system, .These aspects are linked to the generation and management of information; the autonomy degree of some managers, the inefficiency of the health information system (available for managers) and finally the lack of quality and performance policies toward economic management. In this way the work contributes by raising issues that could be improved so as to allow the Health Sector to achieve a better use of the resources coming from the three spheres of the government.

This diploma thesis focuses on the defining of separate socio-economic models and characteristics of chosen performance criteria. It describes integrated European model, further it aims on a comparison of Scandinavian, Continental, Anglo-Saxon and Mediterranean models with a stress on the Scandinavian one. It also concentrates on a general characteristic of the countries that belong to this specific model and analyses the reasons of its relative success in comparison with others. Focus is also put on a SWOT analysis of the Scandinavian model, analysis of its performance during the period of the economic crisis which spread globally in 2008. Finally, the thesis describes some specific recommendations for a sustainable development of this model.

Os princípios e as práticas de Produção Enxuta e de Produção mais Limpa contribuem para a geração de valores com perspectivas diferentes. São valores focados respectivamente em sustentabilidade econômica e em sustentabilidade ambiental que, alcançados complementarmente podem contribuir para a satisfação dos stakeholders de forma mais sustentável. Estudos apresentam compatibilidades entre a Produção Enxuta e as diferentes abordagens de Sustentabilidade Ambiental, contudo, poucas pesquisas exploram empiricamente as relações entre estes constructos, mostrando uma lacuna a ser preenchida no meio acadêmico e empresarial. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar e analisar as relações entre as práticas de Produção mais Limpa e as práticas de Produção Enxuta e seus impactos no desempenho da empresa. Para este objetivo foi proposto a realização de uma pesquisa empírica baseada na triangulação entre dois métodos: estudos de caso múltiplos, contando com 6 (seis) estudos de casos; e uma pesquisa do tipo survey, realizada com 208 (duzentos e oito) indústrias de manufatura brasileiras. Observou-se que há sinergia e complementaridade entre as práticas de Produção mais Limpa e de Produção Enxuta e que estas, empregadas de forma combinada, maximizam o desempenho ambiental, operacional e econômico da empresa. Contudo, observou-se que o desempenho ambiental fomentado pelas práticas de Produção Enxuta é limitado aos aspectos ambientais de consumo de recursos e de geração de resíduos. / The Lean Production and Cleaner Production principles and practices contribute to the values generation with different perspectives. Values are focused respectively on economic sustainability and environmental sustainability, achieved complementarily can contribute to the satisfaction of the stakeholders in a more sustainable way. Studies presents compatibilities between Lean Production and the different Environmental Sustainability approaches, however, few researches have explore empirically the relationship between these constructs, showing a gap to be filled in academia and industry. The objective of this study was to identify and analyze the relationships between Cleaner Production and Lean Production practices and their impact on company performance. For this purpose, it was proposed the accomplishment of an empirical research based on triangulation between two methods: multiple cases studies, with six (6) case studies; and a survey research carried on 208 (two hundred and eight) of Brazilian manufacturing industries. It was noted that there is synergy and complementarity between production practices Cleaner and Lean Production and these, used in combination maximize environmental performance, operational and economic enterprise. However, it was observed that the environmental performance promoted by Lean Production practices is limited to environmental aspects of resource consumption and waste generation.

This thesis deals with the relationship between the labour productivity and the economic performance of small and medium-sized enterprises. It is divided into the theoretical and the practical part. The metodology of this thesis describes the process of creating this work. The theoretical part of this thesis is the result of studying the literature. It contains basic information about the labour productivity and the economic performance. The economic performance is expressed by the indicators of the liquidity, profitability, indebtedness, activity, creditworthy and bankruptcy models and the Economic value added. The practical part of this thesis deals with the data processing from Albertina database, where all the necessary data can be found. For the purposes of this theses, a part of the data from Czech engineering industry was used, specificaly manufacture of electrical equipment (27 CZ-NACE) in the time period of 2013 - 2017. This data was further processed and analyzed. The next part of thesis is the analysis of the relationships between the labour productivity and the three indicators of economic performance - Return on Assets, index IN05 and the creditworthiness index. The last part of all is the conclusion where all found relations are described.

For almost 40 years researchers have been trying to identify the relationship between corporate environmental and corporate economic performance. Neither theoretical debate nor empirical studies investigating the relationship show conclusive results. Within a field research seminar at Technische Universität Dresden, nine students conducted a meta-analysis of 124 studies to assess different aspects of the relationship between corporate economic and corporate environmental performance. In the first part of our paper, we analyze and present the theoretical background based on a review of literature. In the second part, we test for empirical evidence. At first, the conceptual frameworks and measurement methods for corporate economic and corporate environmental performance are discussed. We also look at the impact of environmental performance on shareholder value. Thereafter, we examine the influence of time, industries and publication bias. In conclusion, our research indicates that the quality of journals merits further examination to improve results.

This thesis is a multi-sited survey providing insight into integral performing arts institutions and how they engage in the distribution of cosmopolitan cultural capital to middlebrow audiences. It additionally provides a taxonomy of the different types of performances present across three sites: MSC OPAS, Arts Midwest, and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters’ Annual Conference in New York (APAP/NYC). My research methods include ethnography, interviewing, and textual analysis, but my investigation of these sites began with several leading questions: How do audiences read live performances for cosmopolitanism? How is that cosmopolitanism produced in key performing arts organizations? How is performance both a product that is marketed to venues and audiences and the means of marketing itself? Cosmopolitanism is an integral component to marketing, delivering, and enjoying live touring commercial performances. Performing arts presenters like OPAS, and presenting organizations, including Arts Midwest and APAP, engage cosmopolitanism on multiple levels as they work to provide regional audiences with otherwise unattainable “world-class” performances. Cosmopolitanism is present and presented every step of the way and the industry continues to advance cosmopolitan goals. This works shifts from analyzing cosmopolitan tourists to understanding touring cosmopolitanism because touring performances provide cosmopolitan cultural capital to community audiences located outside these urban centers. Touring performances provide opportunities for residents outside large metropolitan areas to engage in a global culture of performance and insert themselves into an imagined community of cosmopolitans. This is due in part to touring artists who deliver “world-class” performances to audiences that would otherwise entirely lack a connection to arts opportunities that accompany metropolitan centers and cosmopolitan communities. Cosmopolitanism is operationalized in performances of rurality, organizational culture and sociability, and exoticizing marketing strategies. I not only explore how cosmopolitanism is operationalized across these sites, but also how performance, in several of its variations, is operationalized, negotiated, and, of course, presented. More specifically, I examine artistic, interpersonal, organizational, and economic performances, as they are present across the three sites.

La présente thèse analyse la politique de ciblage de l’inflation au sein des économies émergentes. Plus précisément, les développements de cette thèse visent à étudier la conduite, l’efficacité et la performance de cette stratégie de politique monétaire dans un contexte d’instabilité. Pour cela, nous procédons en deux étapes. Dans un premier temps, nous étudions la règle de conduite de la politique de ciblage d’inflation (chapitre 1), en montrant comment cette notion de règle optimale devrait guider le comportement de la banque centrale dans ses décisions de politique monétaire afin de réaliser l'objectif d'inflation. Nous insistons sur le rôle de la transparence et de la crédibilité de la politique monétaire en tant que critère de performance et nous évaluons les différentes expériences des pays émergents ayant adopté un ciblage d’inflation et qui ont pu renforcer l’efficacité de ce régime monétaire (chapitre 2). Puis, dans un second temps, nous distinguons les périodes de pré-ciblage et de post-ciblage pour évaluer la performance de cette politique. Nous montrons ainsi que le ciblage d’inflation est économiquement performant s’il génère une stabilité de l’environnement de la politique monétaire (chapitre 3). Enfin, nous analysons l’efficacité et la performance de la politique de ciblage d’inflation des économies émergentes en période de crise, compte tenu de l’effondrement financier de 2008 et 2009 qui a produit la pire récession mondiale depuis les années 1930 (chapitre 4). Nous développons une approche économétrique basée sur des données de panel dynamique, pour étudier le degré de stabilité de l’environnement économique des pays cibleurs dans un contexte d’instabilité. Nos résultats mettent en évidence une différence significative des performances en matière d’inflation et dans le domaine macroéconomique dans un environnement économique mondial caractérisé par une crise financière internationale. Nous montrons que ces différences sont généralement imputables au choix de cette stratégie de politique monétaire. / This thesis analyzes the inflation targeting policy in emerging economies. To be more specific, the developments of this thesis aimed to investigate the conduct, efficiency and performance of the policy of monetary strategy in an instability context. Therefore, we proceed in two steps. First, we study the conduct rule of the inflation targeting policy (Chapter 1), showing how this notion of optimal rule should guide the behaviour of the Central Bank in its decisions of monetary policy, in order to achieve the inflation goal, by emphasizing the role of transparency and credibility of the monetary policy, as a performance criterion, by evaluating the different experiences of the emerging countries that have adopted an inflation targeting and have been able to strengthen the effectiveness of the monetary regime (Chapter 2). Then, in a second step, we distinguish periods of pre-targeting and post-targeting to evaluate the performance of this policy. Thus, we show that inflation targeting is economically efficient if it generates an environmental stability of monetary policy (Chapter 3). Finally, we analyze the efficiency and performance of the inflation targeting policy in emerging economies in times of crisis, taking into account the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 that produced the worst global recession since the 1930s (Chapter 4). We are developing an econometric approach based on a dynamic panel data in order to study the degree of stability of the economic environment targeted countries in a context of instability. Our results show a significant difference in inflation performance with macro-economic performances in a global economic environment characterized by a global financial crisis, and that these differences are generally attributable to the choice of the strategy of monetary policy.

Notre recherche a pour but de démontrer que le développement des compétences managériales de l’équipe soignante et de l’encadrement infirmier dans les hôpitaux libanais renforce la créativité et la performance globale de l’établissement et permet une certaine différentiation.Il s’agit, en premier lieu, de définir les compétences managériales de l’encadrement infirmier et de définir les moyens de développement de ces compétences. Nous présentons, dans cette thèse le processus de la mise en place des outils du management socio-économique à partir de l’intervention menée dans trois hôpitaux libanais. Nous analysons à la fin les résultats et les impacts de ce processus sur la performance économique et financière de ces trois hôpitaux. / Our research is aimed at demonstrating that the development of leadership management skills for the nursing team and for the head of units in Lebanese hospitals can improve the creativity and the global performance of the organization and enables strategic differentiation.We start by defining the managerial competencies required for the nursing team and by explaining methods of developing them. We present, in our thesis, the process of implementing socio-economic management tools conducted during our intervention in three Lebanese hospitals. Then, we analyze the results of the intervention-research process and its impacts on the managerial competencies development on the economic and social performance of the three hospitals.